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PIONEER NAT. TITLE INS. CO. v. CHILD, INC.

401 A.2d 68 (1979)

PIONEER NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a California Corporation, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. CHILD, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff Below, Appellee. Jan RODGERS, as Executrix of the Estate of William E. Taylor, Jr., and the Estate of William E. Taylor, Jr., Defendants Below, Appellants, v. CHILD, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Henry E. I. du Pont and Martha Verge du Pont, Plaintiffs Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided March 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. Gardner, III, of Biondi and Babiarz, P. A., Dover, and William A. Denman, of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P. A., Dover, for Pioneer National Title Insurance Co.

Richard S. Gebelein, of Wilson & Whittington, Wilmington, and Richard Allen Paul, of Paul, Lukoff & Hurley, Wilmington, for Child, Inc. and Henry E. I. du Pont and Martha Verge du Pont.

Wayne N. Elliott, of Prickett, Ward, Burt & Sanders, Wilmington, for Estate of William E. Taylor, Jr.

Before DUFFY, McNEILLY and QUILLEN, JJ.

DUFFY, Justice:

In this complex case based on alleged malpractice by an attorney and on breach of a title insurance contract, the Superior Court granted summary judgment to certain parties and denied it to others. Child, Inc. v. Rodgers, et al., Del.Super., 377 A.2d 374 (1977). However, only part of the Court's order is before us on appeal and we focus entirely on it.

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